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Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi (prior to the Goa Sudharop event, which you're also welcome to). Join in for a Dutch dinner -- if we can agree on a venue after the meet. RSVP (confirmations only) 9822122436 or 2409490 or f...@goa-india.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goa 2008 is the year of Rapes You hear or read about rapes in Goa almost every other day. Although the official figure puts ‘two rapes per month’ unofficially on unreported rape figure could be 3 times more. There are reports of rapes involving minors, ministers’s sons, Married man raping minors (below 18), youth raping school going girls etc. Recently, there were two reports of rapes within a period of 5 days where the victims were over 55 years of age. On 26th Dec 2008, at Arambol beach, local fisherman found a 55 year old woman found lying naked by the beach . She was selling flowers to the tourist in that area and hailing from Korgao-Pernem It appears that she was dragged by some persons (suspected Nepalis) on the seashore where she was ganged rapped. Sadly, she died at GMC on 30th Dec. and never regain consciousness to give statement to police. Her husband file case with the Police. 2-3 days latter, another older lady 60, was raped by a 24 year old youth at Panjim Market. She was sleeping at the market area where the youth raped her. Both victim and the rapist are non-Goans. Where the victim still in GMC and the suspected rapist arrested by the police. Goa is too soft Goa is free for all Welcome to Goa, which is a heaven for both rich and the poor and the beggars. Talking about the beggars, reminded me of this.. I was under the impression that any inter-state trains (Indian Railways) besides A/C and sleeper coaches have 2 or 3 general compartments or bogies. Sitting capacity of each such unreserved bogies is about 80. However, tickets for such class compartment are very very cheap and never run out or ‘sold out’ and as such there can be up to 3 times more than the std capacity or even more. There are some instances where Bombay-Goa passengers travel in this class even on one foot or one legged i.e. packed like sardines, there is no room for the second leg. Interestingly, the recently started Patna-Goa (Vasco) new train which will have not just 2 or 3 general bogies but 5.5 boggies (5 + 1 luggage cum general) which means each train could bring in Goa as many as 1320 beggars per week? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/2813640886/ Imagine the figure when the weekly frequency of the train increased from present 1 to 3 Goemchea Mhojea Goemkarano Kitem zait gai amchea Goemcho fuddar? Coming next: Goa 2008 – Year of Hopes and Betrayals (if you know what it could be all about, pl write back) Please Participate in this related POLL anonymously http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-December/086015.html joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
